[WestMichBlue]

Irish

You made a crude remark, and I responded with the same. Now can we shake hands and continue?


Can we agree that ASA created a new bat performance standard to supercede the 2000 standard? Thus the 2000 standard is no longer valid?

Can we agree the the 2004 testing method to measure bat exit speed is different from the old (2000) way?

Can we agree that the reason for the change was that some bats that met the 2000 standard were too hot for ASA requirements, thus ASA had a new standard developed?

Can any reasonable person assume that there exists some bats that met the 2000 standard, and thus carry the 2000 cert mark, but will not pass the 2004 standard?

Can we then assume that not every bat with a 2000 mark is legal?

Do you have specific knowledge that every 2000 bat that would not meet the 2004 standard was identified by ASA and added to the Non-Approved list? Thus - every single bat made since 2000 is on one list or the other?

If that last statement is true, then we can safely assume that every 2000 bat is legal unless it is on the Non-Approved list. Even so, everytime we find a 2000 bat we need to research the 50 bat non-approved list. I still find it better to simply reject the bat and let the coach prove it is on the approved list.

WMB